TAN SRI DATUK DR. YUSOF BIN BASIRON aged 66, a Malaysian.
He is presently holding several important positions which include:
i. Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC)
ii. Director of Sime Darby Berhad
iii. Chairman and Director of CBIP Berhad
Apart from holding distinguished corporate positions, he is also involved in other organizations which are:
(i) Senior Fellow and Past President of Academy Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
(ii) Fellow member of Malaysia Scientific Association (MSA)
(iii) Fellow member of Malaysian Oil Scientists' and Technologists' Association (MOSTA)
(iv) Fellow member of the Incorporated Society of Planters
His notable academic achievements are as follows:
i. In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor in Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand;
ii. In 1974, he obtained his Post-Graduate Degree in Rubber Technology (ANCRT) in the United Kingdom; and
iii. In 1976, he obtained his Masters Degree in Engineering specializing in Industrial Management (M.E.) and also in Business Administration (MBA) from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.
Before he joined Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) in 1979, he held the position of Rubber Technologist/Techno-Economist with the Rubber Research Institute (RRI)/Malaysian Rubber Research Development Board (MRRDB).
In 1986, he completed his doctorate with a PhD in Applied Economics and Management Science from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He was later appointed as the Director-General of PORIM in 1992. He held the position for 8 years until April 2000 before assuming the role of the Director-General of Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB), an organization which existed as a result of a PORIM and Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (PORLA) merger, from 1 May 2000 until 18 January 2006.